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1978 Chris Stapleton is born in Lexington, Kentucky. He studies engineering at Vanderbilt University before turning his attention to music, writing songs for other artists and fronting two bands before launching his solo career with his 2015 album Traveller.

1968 Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien is born in Oxford, England.

1966 Samantha Fox, known for her ti... we mean, hits, "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" and "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)," is born in London.

1948 UFO frontman Phil Mogg is born in Wood Green, London.

1947 Mike Chapman is born in Queensland, Australia. After moving to England and teaming up with Nicky Chinn, he becomes a top songwriter and producer, responsible for the hits "Devil Gate Drive," "Ballroom Blitz" and "A Touch Too Much." After moving to America in 1975, his hits continue with "Kiss You All Over" and "Love Is A Battlefield."

1944 Dave Edmunds is born in Cardiff, Wales. He forms the band Rockpile with Nick Lowe and has a number of hits as a solo artist, including a #1 UK cover of "I Hear You Knocking."

1940 Saxophonist Clarence Satchell (of The Ohio Players) is born in Cleveland, Ohio.

1939 Pop singer-songwriter Marty Wilde is born Reginald Leonard Smith in Blackheath, South London, England.

1937 Country singer-songwriter Bob Luman ("Let's Think About Living") is born in Blackjack, Texas.

1934 Pop-folk vocalist Tim Feild (of The Springfields) is born in Hascombe, Surrey, England.

1933 Country musician and Hee Haw host Roy Clark is born in Meherrin, Virginia.

1894 Blues singer Bessie Smith is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

1861 Poet William Bliss Carman ("Soft Was The Wind") is born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

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